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###&^\~-¨¨ THE HONEY IS A CONDENSATION OF A THICK ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ LIQUID, INHERENT TO ALL MAZES. ¨-~\^###
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###&^\~-¨¨ MAINLY COLLECTED BY THE LIZARDFOLK OF ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ THE KIRUGU VARGIR DESERT, IN THE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ UNDERLYING TUNNELS. IT'S USE AND ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ POSSESSION IS ILLEGAL WITHIN THE CITY. ¨-~\^###
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###&^\~-¨¨ THE HONEY IS A REDDISH AMBER, VERY ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ VISCOUS (BUT STILL POURABLE). IT SMELLS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ SLIGHTLY OF EUCALYPTUS, AND HAS A ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ MOSTLY BITTER TASTE. ¨-~\^###
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####&^\~-¨ IT'S HIGHLY ADDICTIVE, AND POSSESS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ STRONG PSYCHOTROPIC EFFECTS. ¨¨-~\^##
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####&^\~-¨ THE HONEY MATERIALIZES IN VACCUUMS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ WITHIN ANY LABYRINTHINE SPACE. THE MORE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ FOLDED AND AMBIGUOUS, THE FASTER IT ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ EMERGES. THE CAVERNOUS SYSTEMS UNDER ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ THE DESERT OF KIRUGU SERVES THIS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ PURPOSE VERY WELL - THE LIZARDS USE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ PUMPS TO EMPTY SMALL BOXES OR JARS OF ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ AIR, WHICH THEN ARE LEFT OVERNIGHT AND ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ HARVESTED THE NEXT DAY. ¨-~\^###
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####&^\~-¨ MOST SPACES ARE SOMEWHAT MAZELIKE, AND ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR LIZARDS IN KIRUGU ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ VESZELLE CITY TO KEEP A FEW JARS (OFTEN ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ HANGED FROM THE CEILING IN METAL CROWNS ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ MADE FOR THIS PURPOSE). HOWEVER, THESE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ MAY TAKE WEEKS TO FILL. ¨¨-~\^##
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###&^\~-¨¨ - AS A DRUG - ¨¨-~\^##
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####&^\~-¨ ¨ ONE SPOON ¨ ¨-~\^###
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####&^\~-¨ THE DRUG IS USED BY THE LIZARDS IN ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ THESE SMALL (BUT OFTEN CONTINUOUS) ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ DOSES. THIS HEIGHTENS THE SENSES ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ SOMEWHAT BUT AT THE COST OF A LESSENED ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ ABILITY TO MULTI-TASK - CONTEXT ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ SWITCHING MIGHT TAKE LONGER AND BE MORE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ CONFUSING. ¨-~\^###
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###&^\~-¨¨ ¨ FOUR SPOONS ¨ ¨¨-~\^##
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###&^\~-¨¨ MULTITASKING BECOMES VERY HARD (THE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ THOUGHT DOES NOT OCCUR). SENSES MORE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ACUTE BUT "UNIMPORTANT" (IGNORED). ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ INNER PERCEPTIONS TAKE THE UPPER HAND, ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ABSTRACTION AND MEMORY FACULTIES ARE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ SHARPENED SEVERELY. SLIGHT TELEPATHY ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ (MOSTLY MOODS) WITH OTHER HONEY EATERS. ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ SENSE OF THIRST DISSAPPEARS. STILL EASY ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ TO MOVE AROUND THE BODY (IF SO ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ INCLINED). ¨-~\^###
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###&^\~-¨¨ ¨ SEVEN SPOONS ¨ ¨¨-~\^##
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###&^\~-¨¨ THE HONEY EATER BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE TO ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ NORMAL STIMULI, BUT ABLE TO OVERRIDE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ THEIR OWN SENSES WITH DREAMLIKE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ IMAGERY. SHARING OF THOUGHTS WITH OTHER ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ EATERS, MOOD READING OF THOSE WHO STAY ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ SOBER (WORTH NOTING THAT THE THOUGHTS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ARE VERY FRAGMENTED AND HARD TO ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ DECIPHER, UNLESS YOU ARE AT A SIMILAR ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ LEVEL OF SPOONS). AT THIS POINT THE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ BODY IS HARD TO MOVE, AND STARTS LOSING ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ WATER. ¨¨-~\^##
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####&^\~-¨ ¨ NINE SPOONS AND ABOVE ¨ ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ OVERDOSE. BODY LOSING WATER QUICKLY, ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ AND IS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO MOVE. THERE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ IS INTERMITTENT THOUGHT SHARING WITH ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ SOBER PERSONS (ALTHOUGH ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ UNINTELLIGIBLE). MEMEORIES ARE SHARDED ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ OR NOT FORMED. ¨¨-~\^##
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###&^\~-¨¨ - DANGERS - ¨¨-~\^##
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####&^\~-¨ MOST DEATHS ARE DUE TO LOSS OF WATER - ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ THIRST IS ONE OF THE LAST SENSES TO ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ RESTABLE AFTER COMING DOWN, OFTEN GONE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ FOR UP TO TWENTY FOUR HOURS. AT HIGHER ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ DOSES IT'S HARD TO MOVE, EVEN IF YOU ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ WOULD REMEMBER DRINKING (WHICH IS ALSO ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ MADE HARDER BY THE ATTENTION FOCUSING ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ PROPERTIES OF THE HONEY). ¨¨-~\^##
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###&^\~-¨¨ PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO SUFFER INJURIES ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ FROM BEING STILL IN UNFAVOURABLE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ CLIMATES FOR TOO LONG, SOMETIMES TO THE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ POINT OF DEATH. ANOTHER DANGER IS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ACTUALLY LOCOMOTION OF THE BODY... ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ WALKING AROUND IS STILL SOMEWHAT ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ POSSIBLE AFTER LOSING SIGHT, WHICH HAVE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ LEAD TO SEVEAL FALLS. ADDITIONALLY, ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ROBBERIES OF THE INTOXICATED ARE COMMON. ¨¨-~\^##
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###&^\~-¨¨ LASTLY, ALBEIT VERY RARE, IT'S POSSIBLE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ TO DIE OF PURE OVERDOSE (ON THE SCALE ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ OF JARS OF HONEY) BEFORE BEING KILLED ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ BY THIRST. THERE ARE RUMORS THAT THIS ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ LEAVES "GHOSTS", WHO WILL STILL SHARE ¨¨-~\^##
####&^\~-¨ THEIR THOUGHTS LONG AFTER THEIR BODIES ¨-~\^###
###&^\~-¨¨ ARE DEAD AND GONE. ¨¨-~\^##
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